Description
sessions.php in phpBB 2.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via the autologinid value in a cookie.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 3
- phpBB 2.0.12 - Change User Rights Authentication Bypass EDB-897 · webapps · Mar 24, 2005 · verified
- phpBB 2.0.12 - Change User Rights Authentication Bypass EDB-889 · webapps · Mar 21, 2005 · verified
- phpBB 2.0.12 - Session Handling Authentication Bypass EDB-871 · webapps · Mar 11, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20050301 phpBB <= 2.0.12 UID Exploit mailing-list
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=267563
- 20050304 phpBB 2.0.12 Session Handling Administrator Authentication Bypass mailing-list
- 14413 third-party-advisory